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T6
1.
A motivating story
1.
Español Santillana
tells a story of travels
and challenges.
Four pairs of enthusiasts of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture want
to explore the Spanish-speaking world: its people, its cities, its regions, and
its cultures.
Because of this, they have decided to create the
Fans del español
website
and to travel to different countries in order to discover and show unique
aspects of each place.
In each country, the four teams compete, taking on different
desafíos
,
or challenges, that they must complete.
2. The challenges present exceptionally
motivating situations and fascinating places.
Each unit presents four challenges related to the people, the regions, or the
cultures of a country. For example, the teams participate in the ritual of the
voladores de Papantla
in Mexico, prepare a dish containing
paiche
fish in
Iquitos, Peru, and compete in the Stairs Marathon in Valparaiso, Chile.
3. The students decide which team wins
the challenge in each unit.
At the beginning of each unit, students discuss the challenges and make
predictions about which pair will win. At the end of the unit, students take
a vote to decide the winners of the challenge according to a previously
established criterion: the most original, the most fun, the most relevant,
and so on.
Active participation in the storyline promotes student involvement and
motivation.
The
Tu desafío
section that appears
on certain pages is intended to
motivate students and promote
independent work.
Upon accessing the
Fans del
español
website to complete the
tasks proposed in this section,
students earn points, which they
accumulate throughout the year.
TU DESAFÍO
Key Ideas
Unit Overview
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